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Day in the Life

Jan 5, 1882

Journal Entry

January 05, 1882 ~ Thursday

5 [FIGURE] I spent the day in the office I wrote 2 letters to Sharp and
G Thatcher & sent them my annual Rail Road Passes
I went to the farm at night 6 Miles

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37 mentions
Missionary
Sharp, John
9 Nov 1820 - 23 Dec 1891
67 mentions

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Woodruff Farm, Salt Lake City, Salt Lake County, Utah Territory

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I returned from the farm and it was made known to [FIGURE] me that there was an Insane man in the City said He came from Calafornia Professed to be Christ and said God had ordained him to Baptize by fire all who did not receive his testimony and that was to be through a pistol or Rifle he was to kill every one who did not receive his testimony and He was Esspecially ordained to kill John Taylor & George Q Cannon. I laid the matter before President Taylor But he did not seem to have any fears upon the matter But we thought it proper to lay the Matter before the Probate Judge and as the court thot him a dangerous man to be at libyerty arangements were made to put the man in the Insane assylum.
~ Wilford Woodruff

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